Costliest Missouri Place to Own a Home Will Blow Your Mind

It's no secret that owning a home is an expensive proposition, but it's much more costly in some Missouri places than others. When it comes to the costliest, the most expensive place in Missouri has a median value that will blow your mind.

Money is a funny thing. What's cheap for one person might seem like a fortune to others. I am definitely in that latter group in regards to what 24/7 Wall St just revealed about the costliest place to own a home in Missouri. Before I looked at their results, I guessed and got it wrong. Let's see how you do.

What is the costliest place in Missouri to own a home?

Answer - St. Charles County

Check out these numbers:

• Median property taxes paid in county: $3,196
• Statewide annual property tax collections: $1,333 per capita (17th lowest of 50 states)
• Median home value: $278,300 ($199,400 statewide)
• Median household income: $99,596 ($65,920 statewide)
• Overall cost of living in county: 1.9% less expensive than average
• County population: 406,262

I don't know about you, but a home worth more than a quarter million dollars as the average is math that's beyond my pay grade. I would likely have to clean my shoes off before walking into a home of that value unlike my own where we don't worry about it so much.